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Horace Austin Warner "Haw" Tabor (November 26, 1830 – April 10, 1899), also known as The Bonanza King of Leadville and The Silver King, was an American prospector, businessman, and Republican politician. His success in Leadville, Colorado's silver mines made him one of the wealthiest men in Colorado.
Horace “Silver King” Tabor (1830–99) rose from a smalltime prospector to one of the wealthiest men in Colorado because of his luck in Leadville’s silver mines. He became tabloid fodder through his romantic liaisons with Baby Doe Tabor and his fall from power when the United States changed to the gold standard.
Learn about the life and achievements of Horace Tabor, the most famous mining man in Colorado history. He discovered the Matchless Mine, built the Tabor Opera House, and invested in various businesses and districts across the West.
Learn about Horace Tabor, a Vermont-born miner who became one of Colorado's wealthiest men and a politician. Find out how he rose from poverty, married twice, and lost his fortune in the Silver Crash.
About. Take a surface tour to experience the Tabors’ legendary story and see the historic Matchless Mine—a true legacy of the American West. Peer into the shaft of one of the richest mines of Colorado’s Silver Rush. See the site where the riches-to-rags tale of the Tabors played out.
HORACE A.W. TABOR. Cuándo: 1830–1899. Dónde: Nació en Vermont, se mudó a Kansas, luego a Colorado. Por qué es importante: Horace era un simple cantero, muy trabajador, que se hizo uno de los hombres más ricos de Colorado.
Horace Tabor was a prospector, mine owner, and senator who rose from poverty to wealth in Colorado. He had two marriages, one scandalous, and lost his fortune in the Silver Crash of 1893.
